Haywood Baptist AssociationJan 193 minKEEPING THE FIRE KINDLEDTherefore take careful heed to yourselves, that you love the LORD your God. (Joshua 23:11) I hope you have dug out of this week's snow! ...
Haywood Baptist AssociationJan 131 minREACHING YOUR COMMUNITY LIKE A MISSIONARYPastor, would you like to see your church experience its highest potential in outreach to your community. Even if you are a...
Haywood Baptist AssociationJan 51 minIN GOD'S IMAGEThe Southern Baptist Convention has designated January 16, 2022 as Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. Many of our churches, along with...
Haywood Baptist AssociationDec 21, 20211 minLOSING OUR YOUNG ADULTSI am reading Erwin Luther's book, "The Church in Babylon," and he makes some important observations about why college students lose their...
Haywood Baptist AssociationDec 21, 20212 minMERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEARThis will be our final newsletter of 2021. Here we are just days before Christmas and after that 2022. It is hard to believe the year has...
Haywood Baptist AssociationDec 15, 20211 minAN OPEN DOORJesus told the church at Philadelphia, "I have set before you an open door," (Rev.3:8). When God opens a door, He means for us to go...
Haywood Baptist AssociationDec 8, 20212 minTO THE ENDS OF THE EARTHWe must take care that the Great Commission does not become the grave omission! The sharing of the Gospel begins in our family and...
Haywood Baptist AssociationDec 1, 20211 minA MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATHAs the Supreme Court begins consideration of legislation that has the potential to overthrow the infamous Roe V. Wade decision, I was...
Haywood Baptist AssociationNov 23, 20212 minTHIS AND THATSo, God willing, as we gather for our Thanksgiving Day meal, we will have a lot of food--turkey, for sure--and other traditional...
Haywood Baptist AssociationNov 18, 20211 minTHANKSGIVINGAs we celebrate a national day of giving thanks, we are reminded that we give thanks to a God who has given us every good and perfect...
Haywood Baptist AssociationNov 16, 20211 minSermon by Vance HavnerGreat old preacher. Give this a listen. sermonaudio.com/sermon/1219072057477
Haywood Baptist AssociationNov 11, 20211 minARE YOU SURE THESE ARE BAPTISTS?My wife and I were blessed to attend the Baptist State Convention in Greensboro this week. Thank you for making it possible for us to be...
Haywood Baptist AssociationNov 11, 20212 minTHE POWER OF CHOICE“Except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun, you shall by no means enter the land which I swore I would make you...
Haywood Baptist AssociationOct 27, 20212 minAN ENCOURAGING MEETINGWhen Baptists get together it is like how the great theologian, Forrest Gump, described life, "like a box of chocolates--you never know...
Haywood Baptist AssociationOct 20, 20214 minTHE STATE OF THE ASSOCIATION 2021Each year the President of the United States gives a State of the Union address. As we complete another year of ministry through Haywood...
Haywood Baptist AssociationOct 9, 20213 minBURDEN BEARINGPaul catalogues some of the adversities he has endured in ministry—and it is astonishing in their gravity and severity. “Are they...
Haywood Baptist AssociationSep 30, 20211 minFAMILY REUNIONWe see looking forward to gathering as the Haywood Baptist family for our annual meeting on Tuesday evening, October 26. Our pastors and...
Haywood Baptist AssociationSep 23, 20211 minHISPANIC MISSIONS SUNDAYThank God for what He is doing in and through our Hispanic churches! Pray for them this week and celebrate their ministry. Haywood...
Haywood Baptist AssociationSep 23, 20212 minHONORING THOSE WHO LABOR AMONG USLet the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine (1 Tim.5:17 NKJV)....